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Austria bans headscarves in schools for girls under-14
Austria has passed a law banning headscarves in schools for girls under the age of 14.The conservative-led coalition of three centrist parties, the...
Elon Musk’s X bans European Commission from making ads after €120m...
Laura CressTechnology reporterGetty ImagesX has blocked the European Commission from making adverts on its platform - a move which comes a few days...
Shein bans all sex dolls after outrage over childlike products
Online retail giant Shein says it has banned the sale of all sex dolls on its platform around the world, after being accused...
Maldives bans smoking for younger generations
Getty ImagesThe Maldives has banned young people born on or after 1 January 2007 from smoking tobacco, becoming the only country in the...
Catalonian town bans black cat adoptions during Halloween
The Spanish town of Terrassa in north-eastern Catalonia has temporarily banned the adoption of black cats from animal shelters to prevent potentially sinister...
California bans loud ads on streaming platforms
A new law in California is aimed at stopping advertisements from pumping up the volume on streaming services.The law, which says adverts cannot...
California bans most law enforcement including ICE from wearing masks
California's governor has signed a bill to ban local and federal law enforcement officers, including with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), from...
Nasa bans Chinese nationals from working on its space programmes
US space agency Nasa has blocked Chinese citizens with valid US visas from its facilities - a move that effectively bars them from...
Nigeria bans export of shea nuts used in beauty creams for...
Nigeria has announced a six-month ban on the export of raw shea nuts from which many beauty creams are made.The move is aimed...
South Korea bans phones in school classrooms nationwide
Suhnwook LeeBBC Korean, SeoulFan WangBBC News, SingaporeGetty ImagesKnown as Suneung, it is an eight-hour marathon of back-to-back tests that many Koreans believe seals...
